Tag: Sports
Statesville claims NPC wrestling tournament title
From staff reports sports@statesville.com–Record & Landmark With two individual champions, seven runners up and a trio of third-place finishers, Statesville captured the North Piedmont Conference…
Junior Johnson dies at 88
Pictured above: Junior Johnson – Picture by John Harrelson, NASCAR & Getty Images – Used with the express permission of the NASCAR Hall of Fame…
Charlotte’s worst-kept secret is official: MLS is coming
Pictured above: David Tepper participates in Tuesday’s MLS announcement – Picture courtesy of WSIC news partner FOX 46 Charlotte CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) –…
Panthers nominate Cam Newton for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year
Pictured above: Cam Newton serves guests at his annual Thanksgiving event – Picture courtesy of Panthers.com CHARLOTTE (PANTHERS.COM) – Quarterback Cam Newton is Carolina’s 2019…
Charlotte last hosted the All-Star game in 1991. What’s changed?
Pictured above: Shaquille O’Neal and Harold Johnson – O’Neal’s picture courtesy of FOX 46 Charlotte CHARLOTTE (WSIC) – Some 150,000 people are expected in Charlotte…
Panthers to play in London in 2019
Image above courtesy of the Carolina Panthers Press Release The Carolina Panthers will play overseas for the first time in franchise history this fall, taking…
Legendary voice of the Tar Heels Woody Durham has died
PRESS RELEASE CHAPEL HILL –– Woody Durham, the beloved and iconic Hall of Fame voice of Carolina Basketball and Football for 40 years, died peacefully…
Former Michigan Head Coach Brady Hoke to join Panthers coaching staff
PRESS RELEASE The Carolina Panthers have named Chase Blackburn special teams coordinator, Brady Hoke defensive line coach, Steve Russ linebackers coach, Scott Turner quarterbacks coach,…
Cornerstone students place at international competition
Students from Statesville’s Cornerstone Christian Academy recently competed with others from around the globe at the International Student Convention held in Pennsylvania. Matt Meluch took first…
Panthers re-sign RB Fozzy Whittaker
PRESS RELEASE The Carolina Panthers have re-signed running back Fozzy Whittaker to a two-year contract, the team announced Wednesday. Whittaker, a potential unrestricted free agent,…
